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M2.8 Earthquake near HALMAHERA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-12 18:12:39 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 12, 2025 at 18:12 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near HALMAHERA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). At around 101 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 33 earthquakes, the strongest at M6.6.

Details

ID
80b092393b76426b0e000d848aabf79719ddd96b
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
101.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-12 18:12:39 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
emsc
Coordinates
1.78000, 127.24000
Temperature
27.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 101 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 101 km
Intermediate
101 km
101 km — deeper than the regional average (43.7 km)
Regional average: 43.7 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Tobaru
    Distance: 51 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'035 m ·Indonesia
  • Ibu Activity reported
    Distance: 54 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Gamkonora
    Distance: 55 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'635 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Indonesia
  • Todoko-Ranu
    Distance: 65 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 979 m ·Indonesia
  • Tarakan
    Distance: 65 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 317 m ·Indonesia
  • Dukono Activity reported
    Distance: 72 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'273 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia

Maluku Utara

Context for this earthquake

12 Sep 2025 – 12 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,432 Catalogue entries

Of 1,431 other entries for this area and period, 959 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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